A devastating fire at a newly opened mall in the Wasit province of eastern Iraq resulted in the tragic loss of over 60 lives, including women and children, as reported by Iraqi officials on Thursday. The country’s Interior Ministry confirmed that 61 people died, with most victims succumbing to smoke
The Hamas terrorist group stated on Friday that it has provided a “positive response” to a ceasefire plan that the US proposed while it was still fighting Israel. In a message shared on Telegram, Hamas said that it “submitted a positive response to the mediators’ latest proposal.” Additionally, it stated
An overnight attack involving Russian missiles and drones on Ukraine led to the heartbreaking loss of 15 lives and left 156 people injured, as reported by local officials on Tuesday. The main strike destroyed a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv, marking the deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital this year.
King Charles III, accompanied by other members of the royal family in uniform, wore black armbands and observed a moment of silence during his annual birthday parade on Saturday, honoring the victims of this week’s tragic Air India plane crash. An Air India flight traveling from the northwestern city of
The number of journalists killed in Gaza since Oct. 2023 has risen to 225, the media office of the Gaza government said on Thursday. “Since the beginning of the war of extermination against the Palestinian population, the number of killed journalists has increased to 225 after the deaths of four
A retired Russian military commander, who was responsible for airstrikes in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, was killed in an explosion early Thursday in Stavropol, a city in southern Russia, according to local authorities. Zaur Gurtsiev, who was 34 years old, had received several awards for his role in Russia’s
The new Syrian government has agreed to assist the United States in locating and returning Americans who have gone missing in the war-torn country, according to the U.S. special envoy to Syria on Sunday. This news shows that the relationship between the two countries is getting better. Thomas Barrack, the
Israel has stepped up security at its diplomatic missions around the world, following the killing of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Thursday. Netanyahu said in a statement that he was “shocked’’ by the “horrific, anti-Semitic” shooting in the U.S. capital. “We are
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip had killed no fewer than 60 people overnight, medics told Palestinian media on Tuesday.This is as a result of Israel pressing ahead with its punishing new air and ground offensive against Hamas.While, the assault came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged
President Trump expressed confidence that the U.S. will handle the crisis in Gaza, highlighting the dire situation where many face starvation in the blockaded Palestinian area, a worry that humanitarian groups have been sounding the alarm about for months. ‘We’re closely monitoring what’s happening in Gaza and will strive for